A girl like her, who grew up pampered by the royal family in Kyoto, would probably lose her life within six months if she were married off to a place like that.
Shang Chuyue was scared and truly regretted it.
She regretted not listening to her elder sister's advice, being easily swayed, and repeatedly being persuaded by others to provoke that bandit!
Eunuch De had watched Shang Chuyue grow up since she was a child, and seeing her like this, he felt somewhat sorry for her and advised, "Princess, you should choose a prince to marry carefully, and don't make the Emperor angry again. In fact, these princes from neighboring countries who come to our capital to pay homage are all outstanding in their own countries. As long as they are of similar appearance and age, they are no worse than those pampered young masters in the capital."
"But I... I didn't see it clearly at all..." Shang Chuyue cried, her lips trembling, truly feeling hopeless.
Only now has she realized that once she loses the Emperor's favor, she seems unable to plan anything for herself, and unable to do anything that is beneficial to her.
Grandpa De: "..."
She's really been spoiled rotten by the Emperor.
But the emperor only takes care of indulging people when he's happy; when he's unhappy, he never takes responsibility for the consequences of spoiling them!
Grandpa De sighed softly, holding his whisk, and thought to himself:
A layman cannot have children. If a layman has children, even if he does not pamper them like precious jewels, he should not treat them so poorly.
But Shang Chuyue is a princess of the royal family, and the people she offends are so powerful that even the emperor has to give her a wide berth; no matter how much he wants to sympathize with her, he has to consider whether his head is tough enough.
Night fell.
As Eunuch De turned to enter the hall, he slipped on the snow on the soles of his feet, causing him to hesitate as he pushed open the hall door.
Shang Chuyue stared blankly at the palace gate, which had been open a little longer because of his actions, and a glimmer of hope rose in her heart.
But Eunuch De did not turn around, and the palace door was quickly closed tightly again.
The light in Shang Chuyue's heart was completely extinguished.
She turned around like a puppet, stumbling back to her palace, which was once brightly lit but is now dark and cold like a desolate palace.
The Crown Prince was greatly alarmed when he heard that the Empress had been imprisoned.
When I came to visit during the day, I indeed saw that there were many Imperial Guards guarding the Qiwu Palace.
The spies spent the whole day inquiring in the palace, but either they never returned or they found out nothing. He didn't know the specifics and couldn't very well plead with the emperor.
After waiting until dark, Shang Dongyang led a few of his best confidants and sneaked into Qiwu Palace through a secret passage.
The magnificent palace remains, and the maids and servants inside are still there.
However, all the people around the Empress, those who served in the inner palace, were arrested and taken to the Yeting Palace.
When Shang Dongyang arrived, he saw the Empress making her bed and preparing to retire for the night. His nose tingled with emotion: "Mother..."
The Empress was initially delighted to hear Shang Dongyang's voice, but after realizing what was happening, she couldn't help but scold him: "Why aren't you staying in the East Palace? What are you doing here at this time? Wouldn't it be a disaster if someone saw you?"
"With such a terrible thing happening to Mother, how could her son not come to visit her?"
Shang Dongyang sat down at the table with the Empress and asked about the situation in the Cold Palace. He said worriedly, "Mother, the Emperor's temper has become increasingly strange lately. After the matter of the medicinal herb business and Xue Yanshou, he probably guessed that we were plotting against him. Now that you are trapped and the Ninth Prince is in power, what should we do?"
"Your Highness need not worry too much. My Chen family commands a large army, and the Emperor dares not easily depose the Empress. Moreover, the Emperor has a hidden illness, and he will come to me for help soon. However, as long as the Ninth Prince is not eliminated, there will always be some trouble..."
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